Re: Reformed Oilhead Spline Luber

[Emoto <emoto1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Tom, you're saying that soothing inside the gearbox causes the
distressingly common input shaft failure? What is it?

Bob

On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 11:13 PM, Tom Cutter <tpcutter@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> <<This is a 2000 R1150GS with about 60k since the trans was last off the
> bike
> (and there was presumably a chance to lube the splines). When we pulled it
> yesterday, the clutch hub had just no teeth left at all, and the input shaft
> was fairly buggered, too. Certainly not in good enough shape to feel right
> about keeping it there. Some pictures:
>
> http://diesel.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Misc-Moto/22813_rF8DC#P-3-12
>
> I'm now looking for a replacement 1150 transmission, ideally one with
> "enduro"
> gearing - shorter 1st and 6th gears. And you betcha, I'll be cracking the
> bike
> apart every three years to lube the new splines, just like I did with my
> Airhead.>>
>
> I'm not convinced that the spline lube is the whole answer. There's also a
> guy in Canada selling a ~$1000 longer input shaft that I also don't believe
> is the answer. The main problem is INSIDE the gearbox. I've repaired a buch
> of tem, and some have gone well over 100K without a relube or failure. NONE
> have failed or damaged the spline again, to my knowledge.
>
>
>
> Tom Cutter
> Yardley, PA
> http://www.RubberChickenRacingGarage.com
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